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Common Names
Date Palm
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Seed | 2400.0 | 4000.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Fruit | 10.0 | 135.0 | 0.99 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 27000.0 | 51000.0 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 13 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar. |
| P-HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE | 4 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 15000.0 | 25000.0 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITOLEIC-ACID | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| PANTOTHENIC-ACID | 11 | Fruit | 8.0 | 10.0 | -0.52 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PECTINS | 0 | Fruit | 7200.0 | 39000.0 | 0.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTOSANS | 0 | Fruit | not available | 38800.0 | -0.45 | Abstract (See species file) |
| PENTOSANS | 0 | Seed | not available | 43600.0 | -0.73 | Abstract (See species file) |
| PEROXIDASE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Fruit | 8.0 | 740.0 | -0.90 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Fruit | 370.0 | 8795.0 | 1.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | not available | 1120.0 | -1.12 | Abstract (See species file) |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | 5 | Fruit | not available | 0.1 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPECOLIC-ACID | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| POLYPHENOLS | 30 | Fruit | not available | 30000.0 | 1.15 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Fruit | 6250.0 | 8780.0 | -0.81 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acarifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Acnegenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Addictive | 1 | Science News, 145: 294. |
| Adjuvant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 4 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Allergenic | 6 | Martindale's 28th |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |